Judge to rule on Indianapolis gas case next days
Arguments in Byron C. Quimby vs Consumers Gas Trust of Indianapolis ended after 11 pm as Judge Francis E. Baker took the matter under advisement. The suit seeks to determine if Indianapolis may exercise the optional provision to purchase the plant at appraised value, with millions at stake and a decision awaited in two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron C. Quimby
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company of
Indianapolis
Francis E. Baker
Henry Warrum
City Attoney
Frederick Winter
Quimby
Plymouth
Mass
Merrill Moores
Warrum
Baker
Ice cream social and society notes from Trinity church
The Thimble society hosts an ice cream social at Miss Nettie Hinderer’s home tomorrow evening. A surprise party honored Mrs. Kline’s birthday at Reuben Kline’s Saturday with a picnic dinner and cake. about 80 attended, including guests from Three Rivers White Pigeon Bethel and Shipshewana. An upcoming marriage is announced for Joseph Farrell and Maude Snobarger to be wed August 24 at the bride’s home with plans to start housekeeping at Ninth and Jefferson streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thimble Society
The
Trinity Lutheran Church
Nettie Hinderer
Reuben Kline
Ninth and
Jefferson Streets
South Whitley Fights Vice With Prayer and Bible Reform
South Whitley marshal enforces strict reform, curbing amusements like Pedro playing and fostering use of prayer book and Bible among residents. Warsaw Times notes the town’s strong movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitley
Pedro
Warsaw Times
Superintendent Shaffer Accepts Full Pay for Water Works Post
Frank Shaffer is named new superintendent of the water works and light plant at a salary of 1200 dollars per year, matching the late C S Dill. Shaffer declined to serve at a reduced pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shaffer
C. S. Dill
Shaffer
Porches Underway at Elkhart County Jail Project
Contractor Henry Witmer is building a new porch at the Elkhart County jail. The structure will rest on four rock faced stone pillars and enhance the building’s exterior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Witmer
Elkhart County
Wanted Carrier Boy for Desirable Paper Route
Wanted carrier boy for desirable paper route. None under 15 years. I need apply. Call evening after 4.
Farmer Joseph Kauffman Dies at Home in Clinton Township
Joseph Kauffman about 60 years old of a Goshen area farm was found dead in his chair at his home from heart trouble after a long illness. Survived by wife and seven children, funeral Friday at Rock Run church Clinton township with Elder I. & Berkey officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kauffman
Goshen
Kauffman
John Higgins
Henry Clark
North of Goshen
Jesse Burkett
Huntington
Samuel and
Manassas Kauffman
Clinton Township
Alvin Kauffman
Ilinois
Chaunces Kauffman
South Bend
Rock Run
Elder I. &. Berkey
Romaine-Steward Embezzlement Case Held on Charge
E G Romaine steward of the Century club in Elkhart is held to the circuit court in 500 bail after being charged with embezzling 415 dollars from Century club funds. Bail supplied by his sister Miss Georgiana Romaine of Bristol. He claims the money was stolen from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.G. Romaine
Century Club
Elkhart
Georgiana Romaine
Bristol
Romaine
Warsaw and Goshen Set For Tomorrow Baseball Clash
The local baseball management arranged a game between Warsaw and Goshen at the Tona Wanda diamond tomorrow afternoon. Warsaw brings the Winona battery for a stiff contest as Boulton and Golistein will pitch for Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Goshen
Tonawanda
Winona Battery
Boulton
Golistein
Decker Mrs Isaac Decker Dies at Home in Millersburg Area
Mortuary record notes Mrs Isaac Decker aged in years died last evening at her home three miles east of Millersburg in LaGrange County from paralysis and heart trouble. She had been ill ten days and in feeble health a year. Survived by husband and three children James Miller Mrs Peter Poomershine and Albert Miller. She lived on the family farm for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker
Isaac Decker
Miversburg
Lagrange Eoiuy
Bnt
Jamey Miller
Peter Poomershine
Millersburg
Albert Miller
Big Peach Yield from J D Bristol Farm
Lake Shore Engineer J D Bristol owner of a Jimtown area farm reports 906 Tea peach trees planted three years ago now yielding an estimated 1000 bushels this year. He brought 26 bushels to Elkhart on Monday as frost killed many older orchards and revival of planting has begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
J. D. Bristol
Jimtown
Bristol
Elkhart
Chautauqua Preparations Prompt Spur Construction
Indiana Railway builds a Franklin street spur in Elkhart to Highland Park bridge to serve crowds for the Elkhart Chautauqua. Gov La Follette and William Jennings Bryan speeches expected to draw at least 10 000 attendees with Rev Frank Dixon and Geo Wendling also driving interest. Goshen visitors seen as likely, tents available for rental across the ten day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Indiana Railway Company
Franklin Street
Highland Park Bridge
la Follette
William Jennings Bryan
Chautauqua
Frank Dixon
Geo. R. Wendling
Elks In New Block Lease Quarters On Main Street
Goshen Lodge No. 798 BPOE voted to lease lodge quarters on the third floor of the Sanders Hay and Neidig Co building on South Main Street. The $7500 annual rent includes heat and light and the lease starts January 1, 1996 for several years. The four story block will house the lodge gym and an electric elevator will serve the building. Furnishings will be top quality and quarters located over Silver Bros Co. furniture store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Lodge
Sanders, Hay & Neidig Co
South Main Street
Mrs Shreve Loses Sisters to Fever in Arkansas Trip
Mrs. Frank Shreve of Waterford LaPorte county has returned from Arkansas where two sisters died of swamp fever described by doctors as yellow fever. On return she faced quarantines and then learned her mother was ill with a mild yellow fever diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shreve
Waterford
LaPorte County
Arkansas
la Porte County
Salisbury brothers seek damages over 1904 hotel death
Fred Salisbury and an Erieville attorney travel to Elkhart to collect evidence for a damages claim after Alfred Salisbury, a porter, was electrocuted in the Standard Hotel basement on October 29, 1904, while handling an electric bulb on an extension and allegedly encountering a defect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Salisbury
Erieville
N. Y
Elkhart
Alfred Salisbury
Standard
Elkhart Delegates Attend Christian Church Conference
Elkhart county delegates attend a Christian church conference at Merriam in Whitley county. The district spans Wells Huntington Wabash Allen Grant DeKalb Whitely and Elkhart. About 40 churches are in the district with ministers to be chosen for all. Rules for the year will be set, officers elected and three trustees named. Several hundred people expected before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Christian Church
Merriam
Whitley County
Wells
Huntington
Wabash
Allen
Grant
DeKalb
Whitley
Elkhart
Lightning Fatalities Hit Indiana Barn Fire After Storm
A severe electrical storm in Kewanna Indiana killed Ray Showley age 24 and Ernest Campbell age 19 as a lightning bolt struck a barn where they had just set up a team to return to a store. One horse also died and three were crippled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanna
Ind
Ray Showley
Ernest Campbell
Secured Franchise for Indiana Traction Line
The Indianapolis Logansport and South Bend traction company wins a 35 year franchise from Michiana council. The road must be in operation by December 30 1907. Projectors say it will be built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Logansport
South Bend
Michawaka Council
LeRoy Noel Remains Hospitalized in Indianapolis
News from Indianapolis reports LeRoy Noel still in a hospital there. He is described as quite ill but somewhat improved, following a telegram received by Capt. Henry W. Pease of Co. G. First Reg. I. G.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Pease
Co. G
I. G
Indianapolis
LeRoy Noel
Noel
Miss Anna Smith Resigns From Home Telephone Exchange
Miss Anna Smith has resigned her position at the Home Telephone exchange and will take a much needed vacation in the hope of benefiting her health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Smith
Home Telephone Exchange
Hans an Nix Players Bring Show to Nappanee
The Hans an Nix company traveled to Nappanee this morning to perform tonight at the Audi torium, bringing entertainment for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nappanee
Hans An’ Nix
Annual Runions of 30th Indiana Volunteers Set
The annual reunion of the 30th Indiana Volunteers will be held in Hamilton Steuben County Indiana on Tuesday September 19. E P Stanfield secretary of the 48th Indiana Infantry issued the call for the reunion to take place at Bremen on September 13 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
Hamilton
Steuben County
E. P. Stanfield
South Bend
48Th Indiana Infantry
Bremen
Four Circuses Pass Through Marion in Greeting Meet
Trains from Ringlings Forepaugh Sells Robinson and Sells Downs circuses arrived in Marion on Sunday. Railroad authorities coordinated the visit so performers from all four companies could exchange greetings simultaneously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ringlings
Forepaugh- Sells
Robinson and
Sells-Downs
Accident at Wakarusa Injures Man With Broken Rib
Samuel Davidhizer of near Wakarusa was kicked by a horse this morning and sustained a broken rib. Dr Knepper was summoned from Wakarusa for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanuel Davidhizer
Wakarusa
Dr. Knepper
Wakarsa
Leap From Window By Noted Syracuse Citizen
A well known Syracuse resident leaped 16 feet from a window during a burglary attempt at the Clingensteel home west of Syracuse. The thief dropped into darkness after a pistol discharge and fled, with police later expected to present the incident to Kosciusko county grand jury. A gold watch vanished earlier and was found later in the Clingensteel yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Clingsteel
Syracuse
Clingensteel
Kosciusko County
Benton
Clingen
Hans An Nix Opens Eleventh Irwin Season With Dixon and Fields
The Irwin opera house opened its eleventh season with Hans an Nix featuring Dixon and Fields. The show follows the Weber and Fields Roger Brothers tradition, performed modestly. The crowd enjoyed clever songs and the company’s broad dialect humor drew laughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Opera House
Dixon and Fields
Hans An’ Nix
Weber
Editorial Examines Rail Agitation and Spending
The Benton Harbor News-Palladium notes that 15 to 20 railroad propositions in a decade produced only two successes for Benton Harbor. It cites roughly $200000 spent on surveys and grades by various lines and promoters, with funds flowed by Dallin road, old West Michigan traction, Benton Harbor Eastern, and local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor News-Pallardium
Benton Harbor
News-Palladium
Dallin Road
Old West Michigan Traction Company
Benton Harbor Eastern
McMichael
Kalamazoo
Indiana
Michigan
Goshen-Elkhart
South Bend
Block signal system to cover Lake Shore line in three years
The Elkhart Truth reports Supervisor C. E. Kirkpatrick that within three years the Lake Shore road will be fully equipped with a modern block system. Much of the Buffalo to Cleveland track already uses blocks, with westward expansion planned. Installation costs are high, about $1,000 per mile, and 37 miles recently cost $50,000. towers along the line use underground electric circuits to run signals, improving safety with vigilant employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Lake Shore
C. E. Kirkpatrick
Millbury
Chicago
Lansing
Monroe
Ft. Wayne
Kalamazoo
Buffalo
Cleveland
Dr Younge in New Divorce Case and Scandal
Fort Wayne physician Dr J W Younge, a traveling specialist long known in northern Indiana, is pursuing a divorce after a Loganport hotel waitress he married weeks ago left him. He claims she was unfaithful after he recently remarried following his previous wife’s divorce. His notoriety in Goshen and state papers has grown from repeated sensational incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Younge
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Younge
Goshen
Power of an Irishman on a Northwestern train
An Irishman on a Northwestern railroad construction train thrashed 59 Italians after a quarrel with the Italians. He fought to defend himself and left several opponents unconscious on the train floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Northwestern
Sons of Italy
Engineers Begin Preliminary Surveys for Toledo and Indiana Extension
Engineers start surveys for a proposed Toledo and Indiana extension from Bryan Ohio to Fort Wayne Indiana. Three routes are examined via Hicksville, via Butler Auburn Garrett, and via Butler Waterloo Auburn Garrett. About a month will be spent on surveying before selecting the most promising route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo & Indiana
Bryan
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hicksville
Butler
Auburn
Garrett
Waterloo
Detective Hunker under police scrutiny in Elkhart
Chief Silvers vows to curb brutality after allegations against John P. Hunker, a Lake Shore detective formerly a go-schen drayman. The inspector’s actions prompt scrutiny as the city may tighten conduct standards for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
John P. Hunker
Lake Shore
Silvers
Hunker
Drayman
Goshen
Gasoline Explosion Injures Man In Warsaw
Harry Bash walked along a highway near Warsaw with a gasoline can and lit his pipe setting off a blast that burned him and cost him two fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bash
Warsaw
Bash
Tax Reduction Interest Before State Tax Board
Wilson Roose appeared in Indianapolis before the state board of taxation asking for a reduction in the assessment against the Home Telephone Company in Elkhart County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Roose
Indianapolis
State Board of Taxation
Home Telephone Company
Elkhart County
Illness at Kennedy's lake resort linked to new clover honey
The Witkowskys and other Chicago Jewish colony members at Kennedy's lake resort near Niles recoup from a sudden illness. The honey vendor states the clover honey was new and unsuitable to eat, with a physician agreeing it likely caused the trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witkowskys
Chicago
Kennedy’s Lake
Niles
South Bend Boy Drowned in Chain Lake
Lewis Calloway son of Clell Calloway, a colored resident of South Bend, drowned in Chain Lake south of Marcellus Michigan. He was seized by cramps, vanished in about 30 feet of water, and his body was recovered four hours later using a hay rake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Lewis Calloway
Clell Calloway
Chain Lake
Marcellus
Mich
Young Calloway
Franchise Accepted by Columbia City Council
The H. C. C. and N. W. Railway Company has accepted the franchise granted by Columbia City's common council, finalizing the agreement for railway operations in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. C. & N. W. Railway Co
Columbia City Common Council
For Sale Cheap Veranda in Good Condition
Veranda in good condition offered for immediate pickup. Contact W. V. Fink at 108 N. 6th St for details and arranging collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Fink
N. 6Th St
Amusement Notes Teasers Signal Busy Goshen Season
Irwin opera house announces August 24 program As Told in the Hills Rose Melville returns in Sis Hopkins and The Isle of Spice marks late September debut James Carew rehearses Viola Allen’s The Toast of the Town and Jefferson theatre work advances Mansfield plans Don Carlos and multiple Shakespearean Shaw roles listed for AK Arnold Daly at Goshen plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Opera House
Rose Melville
Sis Hopkins
Miss Melville
James Carew
Goshen
Viola Allen
Betty Singleton
Richard Mansfield
Grand Opera House
Chicago
Frederick Schiller
Mr. Mansfield
Electric Shock Victim Davis Williamson Dies in Illness
Davis Williamson of Columbia City suffered a lightning strike on August 5 while on his porch. He initially improved but later awoke with a severe headache, his jaws locked, and he suffered convulsions. He remained unconscious and unable to receive treatment as his condition deteriorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Williamson
Clumbia City
Hudson of the West touted for St Joseph river
Summer resort keepers at St. Joseph Michigan advertise the St Joe river as the Hudson of the West. They claim the St Joe is among the prettiest small rivers in the country with scenery along the stream described as beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Mich
St. Joe River
St. Joe
Elkhart Druggists Threaten to Prosecute Finehout
Elkhart pharmacists claim E J Finehout is violating the Sunday closing agreement and threaten to prosecute him for breach of contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finehout
Elkhart
E. J. Finehout
Pension board meeting to select three applicants
The pension board met in Dr. I. J. Becknell's office and considered three applicants for the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Board
I. J. Becknell
Electrocution Story From Millersburg Shocked Goshen
Special to the Argus-Bulletin reports Dr Otto Negelspatch aged 37 was electrocuted at Millersburg while avoiding a ground telephone wire. A 1 100 volt surge burned his hands feet and body after a telephone wire lay across an electric line. The incident questions how such a setup could occur near Millersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte Argus-Bulletin
Argus-Bulletin
Millersburg
Four Generations Reunion Planned for Millersburg
The Four Generations Association fixes September 14 and 15, 1905 for its second biannual reunion in Millersburg with the first held in 1903. Organizers plan to mirror the inaugural event, inviting former residents from across the United States. A June 14 program near the new town hall and opera house will feature a camp fire style event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Generations Association
Millersburg
United States
Drowning, Dedication, and Disasters Across Indiana
Reared in Adams county Rev R B Morgan drowned at Litchfield Minnesota. Sickafoose Memorial United Brethren church at Huntington dedicated at $16000. John Brick 52 shot self near Peru unknown cause. Steuben county votes Sept 11 on electric line subsidy. John Macy Lake Shore fireman buried by strangers after Auburn Junction death. Pickle harvest underway with 1562 bushels salted at Argos. labor shortage. Nelson of Chicago found dead near South Bend, likely train fall. Florence Sawyer 18 badly injured near Bluffton after horse accident. Lourdes shrine at Notre Dame drew thousands via four trains and large procession. Harry Jones escapes Marion jail via dumb waiter. fled from third floor amid cleaning crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Adams County
Litchfield
Minn
Huntington
John Brick
Peru
St. Joe Valley
Pleasant
Millgrove
Steuben County
John M. Macy
Lake Shore
Auburn Junction
Indiana
Argos
Nelson
Chicago
Grand Trunk
South Bend
Florence Sawyer
Bluffton
Our Lady of Lourdes
Notre Dame
Harry Jones
Marion
Jones
Indiana Rain Forecast Indicates Prosperous Crop Year
Rain swept across Indiana on Monday benefiting cornfields and signaling a strong farming year ahead for farmers. The general precipitation suggests favorable growing conditions and higher yields for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Apple Prices Soar Amid Winter Shortage
Dealers report scarce apples this winter with prices up to two dollars per bushel. Typical refusals now fetch about twenty cents per peck.
Household furnishings sale by Mrs. S. L. St. Vrain
Household goods for sale including parlor, bedroom and dining room furniture. Mrs. S. L. St. Vrain located at 110 North 6th Street. Auction dates August 17, 18 and 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. St. Vrain
N. 6Th St
Boy Seeks Apprenticeship at Goshen Shirt Factory
A short notice advertises a boy seeking to learn the cutting trade at the Goshen Shirt Factory. It promises steady work and good prospects for the trainee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Shirt Factory
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E. G. Romaine—Steward
Circuit Court
Tonawanada Park
Mortuary Record
Elks IN
New Block
Young Main
Christian Church Conference
DR. Younge
Toledo and Indiana
LaPorte
Joseph W. Cawthorne
Herbert Cawthorne
Alice Neilson
Tammany Hall
Klaw & Erlinger
Irwin
Raymond Hitchcock
Easy Dawson
Hitchcock
Atlantic City
N. J
Jefferson Theatre
Mansfield
William Nymeyer
Deo
Arnold Daly
Secret Service
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Candida
Mrs. Warren
John Bull
Mr. Daly
the Hudson of the West
Simmons
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